PS 40 GEORGE W CARVER

465 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

P.S. 40 George W. Carver, located at 265 Ralph Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, serves as a neighborhood elementary school dedicated to fostering academic and social growth in its students. As part of the New York City Department of Education, the school is committed to providing a structured learning environment that emphasizes core literacy and numeracy skills while promoting a sense of community among its diverse student body.

The school is named after George Washington Carver, the renowned African American scientist and inventor, and it often strives to uphold a culture that reflects values of curiosity, innovation, and perseverance. In addition to standard curriculum requirements, P.S. 40 typically focuses on holistic development, incorporating social-emotional learning and extracurricular engagement to ensure that students are prepared for middle school transitions and long-term academic success. Like many schools in the district, it serves as a central pillar for the local community, emphasizing parent involvement and collaborative support to enhance the overall educational experience.

465

Total Students

36.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

89.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 40 GEORGE W CARVER
Demographic	Student Count
White	25
Hispanic	97
Black	311
Asian	3
Two or More	11
American Indian	4
Pacific Islander	14

Black
311 (66.9%)
Hispanic
97 (20.9%)
White
25 (5.4%)
Pacific Islander
14 (3.0%)
Two or More
11 (2.4%)
American Indian
4 (0.9%)
Asian
3 (0.6%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Phone:	(718)574-2353
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	465
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	409
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	7

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 82

Kindergarten 65

Grade 1 65

Grade 2 60

Grade 3 71

Grade 4 69

Grade 5 52

Ungraded 1